The majority of us have developed a love/hate relationship with our scales. Whether traditional or digital, they all seem to deliver rather disappointing news. This is evidenced through the infamous New Year’s Resolution to “lose weight,” th…

BEIRUT (AP) — The death of a French TV cameraman during a government-sponsored trip to Syria has renewed calls for an independent assessment of the violent conflict in the country, as the government and the opposition traded blame Thursday…

Two people rushed to the hospital.

A Texas firm that specializes in acquiring financially-troubled properties has purchased a vacant Town of Tonawanda building.

But, don’t expect the company to hold on to the building for long.

Acquired Capital I L.P. of Stafford, Texas acquired the…

Klein Steel Inc., which operates a facility in Buffalo, has been honored by IndustryWeek by being listed in the trade publication’s Top 10 manufacturing plants for 2011.

Klein, a privately-owned steel distribution and processing company based in Roc…

Dispute over the official “Erie County Executive Coffee Mug” is really important, and not nit-picking whatsoever…

In an ongoing experiment to determine the best way of delivering recycling services, the City of Chicago has been divided into six zones, four of which are being serviced by private sector companies and two that are serviced by city employees. During the first quarter …

Buffalo Sabres are hosting another Blogger Summit. The event will include a dozen local bloggers asking their questions and speaking with Sabres President Ted Black. You can follow on the twitters @ #sabressummit.   Refresh to Update: @MrMinch: RT @BuffaloSabres: Ted Black would like to …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Human rights protesters dressed in orange prison-style jumpsuits and covering their heads with black bags marched past the White House on Wednesday to mark the 10th anniversary of the U.S. military detention camp at Guantanamo Ba…

LONDON — The new Duchess of Cambridge was showered with gifts – from head to toe – on her first overseas visit as a member of the royal family.Palace records show that Canadian officials and well-wishers gave the former Kat…

“People think I’m the guy who never gets the girl,” James Marsden says, and he has a point. Over the course of two decades, he has established an on-screen reputation as the amiable, boy next door who’s sweet enough to take home, but just sq…

First in an occasional series featuring members of Buffalo’s growing refugee population. Click here for the series introduction.  In the summer of 1999, Meshack Emue arrived in Buffalo, ready to turn the page on years of instability and life-threatening political turmoil in his native Nigeria.  It was a …

You thought LCD Soundsystem was over? You were fooled. The band’s final shows at Madison Square Garden may have been last April, but their final act will come later this month at the Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Dylan Southern and Wil…

Barely more than a month old, the City of Buffalo is calling its revamped recycling program a huge success. In December, the city began replacing the small blue recycling tubs with larger trash can-size carts. As YNN’s Kevin Jolly reports, city officia…

WASHINGTON — What gives? Some of Mitt Romney’s rivals are waging a fierce attack that you’d never think would come from the mouths of Republicans who claim Ronald Reagan as their hero. They’re blasting the GOP front-runner for aggressive, w…